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epidermal growth factor

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002882

A protein made by many cells in the body and by some types of tumors. It causes cells to grow and differentiate (become more specialized). It is a type of growth factor and a type of cytokine. Also called EGF.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002882
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsEGF
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "epidermal growth factor",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A protein made by many cells in the body and by some types of tumors. It causes cells to grow and differentiate (become more specialized). It is a type of growth factor and a type of cytokine. Also called EGF.",
  "synonyms": [
    "EGF"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/epidermal-growth-factor/"
}

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